Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB4385      — MILITARY PLATES-SECOND SET

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0603

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 12, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill allows recipients of military special plates to obtain a second set of those plates.

The legislation amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to permit individuals eligible for certain military special plates to apply for a second set. This change applies under the same conditions as for the first set of plates.

What this means for you
  • Families: If you have a family member who is a veteran or active service member, they can now have two sets of military plates.

Summary

Amends the Special Plates Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person eligible to receive certain military special plates is entitled to receive, upon application to the Secretary of State, a second set of the special plates under the same terms and conditions as the first set of special plates. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0603

  2. Effective Date July 1, 2027

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  6. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  7. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  8. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  9. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

  11. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  12. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  13. Passed Both Houses

  14. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  15. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026

  17. Second Reading

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026

  19. Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000

  20. Assigned to Transportation

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie

  22. Referred to Assignments

  23. First Reading

  24. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  26. Arrive in Senate

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer

  31. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  33. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  34. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  35. Second Reading - Short Debate

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 010-000-000

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  40. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  41. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

  42. Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  44. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  46. Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

  47. Referred to Rules Committee

  48. First Reading

  49. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 36002
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 56002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (58)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Not Voting
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Graciela Guzmán Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Mike Simmons Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Not Voting
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Suzy Glowiak Hilton Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Balkema Republican Yea
Craig Wilcox Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Darby A. Hills Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea
Erica Harriss Republican Yea
Jason Plummer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Li Arellano, Jr. Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sally J. Turner Republican Yea
Seth Lewis Republican Yea
Steve McClure Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea

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Transportation

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 6000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Adriane L. Johnson Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Mike Simmons Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Suzy Glowiak Hilton Democrat Yea
Craig Wilcox Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Darby A. Hills Republican Yea
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea
Erica Harriss Republican Yea
Seth Lewis Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 70005
Republican 37002
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 110007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Jacobs — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — Yea
Aarón M. Ortíz Democrat Yea
Abdelnasser Rashid Democrat Yea
Amy Briel Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Not Voting
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Not Voting
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Not Voting
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Yea
Jawaharial Williams Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Justin Cochran Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Margaret A. DeLaRosa Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Martha Deuter Democrat Yea
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Rick Ryan Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sharon Chung Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Yea
Amy Elik Republican Yea
Amy L. Grant Republican Not Voting
Blaine Wilhour Republican Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Brandun Schweizer Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Yea
David Friess Republican Yea
Dennis Tipsword Republican Yea
Jackie Haas Republican Yea
Jason R. Bunting Republican Yea
Jed Davis Republican Yea
Jeff Keicher Republican Yea
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Kevin Schmidt Republican Yea
Kyle Moore Republican Yea
Martin McLaughlin Republican Yea
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Yea
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Patrick Sheehan Republican Yea
Patrick Windhorst Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Tom Weber Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Not Voting
William E Hauter Republican Yea

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Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7000
Republican 3001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Not Voting

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Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7000
Republican 4000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Justin Cochran Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB4385      do?
Amends the Special Plates Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person eligible to receive certain military special plates is entitled to receive, upon application to the Secretary of State, a second set of the special plates under the same terms and conditions as the first set of special plates. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB4385     ?
HB4385      is sponsored by Erica Harriss, Jason Plummer, Doris Turner, Christopher Belt, Ram Villivalam, Michael W. Halpin, Napoleon Harris III, Kevin Schmidt (Republican), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Brandun Schweizer (Republican), Dennis Tipsword (Republican), Dan Swanson (Republican), Charles Meier (Republican), Tony M. McCombie (Republican), Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, and Simmons, Mike.
What is the current status of HB4385     ?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 12, 2026. It awaits signature.
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